Frisco Sal
Seen it?1945 | 94 min | Western, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
Sal comes to the Barbary Coast from New England to find out who murdered her brother. She gets a job signing in Dude's saloon, falls in love with Dude, then wonders if he might be involved in the murder.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 732 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Waggner
- Susanna FosterSally Warren
- Turhan BeyDude Forante
- Alan CurtisRio Jordan aka John Warren
- Andy DevineBunny
- Thomas GomezPolice Capt. Dan Martin
- Collette LyonsMickey Finn
- Samuel S. HindsDoc
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- William E. GreenBilly
- Ernie AdamsMcKinney